Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Boulder, CO

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Boulder, CO, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Boulder, CO are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $235,810. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $215,440.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Boulder, CO has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Boulder, CO in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Boulder, CO (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$235,810	$133,690	50
2	Chief Executives	$215,440	$147,670	100
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$211,080	$114,980	270
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$186,210	$131,040	580
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$173,420	$131,580	260
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$173,090	$128,330	1,250
7	Financial Managers	$170,440	$113,210	720
8	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$170,040	$116,990	30
9	Sales Managers	$169,290	$116,720	790
10	Materials Scientists	$169,260	$145,100	80
11	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$168,190	$148,950	40
12	Marketing Managers	$167,210	$102,500	690
13	Public Relations Managers	$167,130	$88,150	100
14	All Other Managers	$167,050	$106,360	1,110
15	Human Resources Managers	$162,000	$100,880	230
16	Optometrists	$159,670	$99,940	50
17	Purchasing Managers	$159,170	$115,310	70
18	Training and Development Managers	$157,490	$80,140	50
19	Database Architects	$155,080	$95,740	250
20	Pharmacists	$144,200	$105,880	260
21	Industrial Production Managers	$140,770	$96,610	150
22	Computer Network Architects	$139,720	$82,870	1,080
23	Computer Hardware Engineers	$136,740	$94,190	830
24	Software Developers	$136,010	$85,240	6,590
25	General Dentists	$134,080	$63,970	110
26	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$133,410	$104,120	70
27	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$131,980	$83,480	320
28	Materials Engineers	$131,790	$81,080	110
29	Nurse Practitioners	$130,870	$96,150	210
30	Physicists	$130,640	$104,680	860
31	Aerospace Engineers	$129,890	$81,540	1,230
32	General and Operations Managers	$129,510	$64,400	3,320
33	Astronomers	$128,940	$63,740	250
34	Other Physical Scientists	$128,630	$85,820	180
35	Engineers, All Other	$127,720	$80,270	310
36	Sales Engineers	$127,720	$84,900	320
37	Other Biological Scientists	$127,150	$85,990	270
38	Physician Assistants	$126,690	$97,310	250
39	Lawyers	$125,280	$83,910	860
40	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$123,130	$86,470	120
41	Computer Systems Analysts	$122,880	$78,850	780
42	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$122,460	$107,630	90
43	Electrical Engineers	$121,620	$79,400	410
44	Information Security Analysts	$118,760	$69,180	450
45	Web and Digital Interface Designers	$118,360	$62,370	310
46	Management Analysts	$117,710	$64,500	670
47	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$117,470	$78,640	1,140
48	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	$116,470	$55,670	640
49	Medical and Health Services Managers	$116,060	$74,230	430
50	Computer Programmers	$113,630	$81,840	370
51	Art Directors	$112,840	$64,690	140
52	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$111,450	$62,570	510
53	Computer Occupations, All Other	$110,450	$49,860	1,070
54	Chemical Engineers	$108,640	$77,000	160
55	Real Estate Sales Agents	$107,130	$56,510	470
56	Database Administrators	$106,500	$60,280	180
57	Data Scientists	$105,910	$63,430	380
58	School Psychologists	$105,610	$83,910	90
59	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$104,840	$75,540	50
60	Speech-Language Pathologists	$104,730	$74,320	230
61	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$104,700	$67,810	780
62	Radiation Therapists	$103,730	$64,840	30
63	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$103,680	$66,980	340
64	Biomedical Engineers	$103,590	$71,200	100
65	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$103,540	$79,010	30
66	Administrative Services Managers	$103,380	$80,710	240
67	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$102,680	$84,510	100
68	Facilities Managers	$102,350	$73,570	120
69	Mechanical Engineers	$101,830	$74,640	880
70	Chemists	$101,600	$58,160	400
71	Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$101,360	$47,440	50
72	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$101,270	$65,190	1,030
73	Industrial Engineers	$101,240	$77,930	930
74	Project Management Specialists	$100,680	$60,620	2,470
75	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$100,680	$83,780	40
76	Dental Hygienists	$100,430	$84,250	340
77	Personal Financial Advisors	$99,320	$51,960	370
78	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$99,320	$64,210	680
79	Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$99,130	$48,810	70
80	Financial Risk Specialists	$98,630	$41,180	30
81	Occupational Therapists	$97,760	$77,430	200
82	Veterinarians	$97,640	$63,220	200
83	Construction Managers	$96,480	$35,980	530
84	Civil Engineers	$96,310	$60,670	900
85	Physical Therapists	$96,290	$72,760	340
86	Writers and Authors	$95,120	$33,550	270
87	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$95,030	$60,280	50
88	Operations Research Analysts	$92,830	$62,430	100
89	Social and Community Service Managers	$92,620	$59,970	90
90	Other Business Operations Specialists	$90,310	$51,570	3,720
91	Urban and Regional Planners	$90,310	$52,140	150
92	Technical Writers	$88,440	$58,470	250
93	Web Developers	$88,370	$73,530	760
94	Financial Examiners	$85,570	$51,900	0
95	Registered Nurses	$85,410	$68,780	3,070
96	Budget Analysts	$85,220	$64,860	100
97	Financial Analysts	$84,960	$52,000	460
98	Statisticians	$84,290	$60,600	110
99	Accountants and Auditors	$84,090	$57,130	2,530
100	Instructional Coordinators	$83,810	$59,920	120

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Boulder, CO – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Public Relations Managers	$205,350
2	Chief Executives	$193,160
3	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$172,580
4	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$169,530
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$168,780
6	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$168,190
7	Sales Managers	$167,560
8	General Dentists	$164,900
9	Financial Managers	$163,800
10	Marketing Managers	$163,800

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Boulder, CO – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$206,180
2	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$203,770
3	Financial Managers	$169,970
4	Marketing Managers	$169,380
5	Natural Sciences Managers	$168,440
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$167,430
7	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$167,100
8	Purchasing Managers	$150,750
9	All Other Personal Service Managers, Entertainment Managers, Except Gambling; and Managers	$147,810
10	Physicists	$144,510

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Boulder, CO – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$207,530
2	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$191,570
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$190,760
4	Marketing Managers	$175,200
5	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$171,430
6	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$170,820
7	Natural Sciences Managers	$169,830
8	Financial Managers	$154,230
9	Purchasing Managers	$150,960
10	Sales Managers	$144,970

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